Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kendall Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kendall Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kendall Springs

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Kendall Springs:
  • 38.099813, -83.778410
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Kendall Springs

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Bath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bath County
  • Since Kendall Springs is near Lawrence County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Kendall Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kendall Springs ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Chestnut Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Harpers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harpers is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers
• Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hope is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Howards Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Howards Mill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Mill
• Little Slate Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
• Needmore
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Needmore is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Peasticks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peasticks is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
• Peeled Oak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Peeled Oak is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Oak
• Salt Well
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Salt Well is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Well
• Slate Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Slate Valley is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
• Stepstone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stepstone is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepstone
• Upper Prickly Ash
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Upper Prickly Ash is located in Bath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Prickly Ash
• Walkers Crossing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Walkers Crossing is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing

How Far From Kendall Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kendall Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kendall Springs and extending to:

• Owingsville, which is the Seat of Bath County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Kendall Springs to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 368 miles [592.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,212 miles [9,997.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'